>I can see custom microprocessors being manufactured in the west This would really depend on the node used. For anything modern I think the only company left i

>I can see custom microprocessors being manufactured in the west This would really depend on the node used. For anything modern I think the only company left in the west that can do it is intel and I don't know how much of a market friendly option they are. Maybe with a lot of investment there could be some 28nm fabs in a few years which would then take forever to get a ROI, at which point it's anyone's guess what kind of technology will be used for chip manufacturing.